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U.S. v. VAN DORN

No. 88-6144.

925 F.2d 1331 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward VAN DORN, Daniel Samela a/k/a "Danny the Baker" David Iacovetti a/k/a "Fat Dave", Michael Rounsley, Frank Carrozza, Joseph Della, Daniel Mariano, Georgios Dedes, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 11, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P.D. Aiken, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for Van Dorn.

Harry Gulkin, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for Samela.

Jay R. Moskowitz, Miami, Fla., for Iacovetti.

Steven Duke, New Haven, Conn., R.H. Bo Hitchcock, Hitchcock & Cunningham, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Mariano.

Michael Hursey, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Dedes.

Lawrence E. Besser, Samek & Besser, Miami, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Della.

John Lipinski, Miami, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Carrozza.

J. Rafael Rodriguez, Rodriguez & Fernandez, Miami, Fla., for Rounsley.

Frank J. Marine, Sp. Counsel to the Chief, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, Criminal Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Joe H. Vaughn, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Miami, Fla., Louis M. Fischer, Atty., Appellate Section, Crim. Div., Washington, D.C., for U.S.

Before FAY, COX, and MARKEY, Circuit Judges.

FAY, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-appellants were convicted on numerous counts charging them with racketeering and with making extortionate extensions and collections of credit. We consider three issues on appeal. First, appellants Iacovetti, Rounsley, Carrozza, Della, Mariano, and Dedes maintain that the district court erred in improperly restricting their cross-examination of government witness Peter Spitz and in refusing to allow them to present evidence in their...

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